Category Archive: Social Media

Aug
30

Optimize for Success

Smart Internet Marketing to Grow Your Business [Audio clip: view full post to listen] How big a deal is doing your first professional public speaking gig? It was a pretty big deal for me, anyway. I was thrilled when my old college radio (KWMU at UMSL) buddy Walt Holley, Jr. asked me to speak to …

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May
16

Monica Ricci, Professional Organizer

Keeping it simple is the key to successful organization and productivity [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I met Monica Ricci in October, 2010 at Blogworld and the New Media Expo, on in the front row at the all day ProBlogger sessions put on by Darren Rowse and Chris Garret. I was there to …

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May
13

Facebook Info From Mashable

[Source: Online PhD Programs for MashableMashable.com]

Mar
20

Social Media Club

Feb
06

Six Pixels of Separation—Best Social Media Book Yet

I really enjoy reading books on social media and internet marketing. Books by Seth Godin, David Meerman Scott, and Malcolm Gladwell and the less prolific authors of books like Groundswell, Click, Crush It have all helped broaden my background and perspective on the subjects that equip me to serve my clients. But none of these …

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Sep
15

More Twitter Humor

We’re seeing more evidence of the acceptance and adoption of social media every day. I saw a billboard recently that featured little more than a local hospital’s logo and a twitter address; something like twitter.com/ERwaitTime. That’s a great idea, but what impresses me is the fact that the hospital paid for that ad space, indicating …

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Aug
04

Activating Customers with Social Media

A valued editorial mentor and colleague of mine, Dr. Jane Fryar, forwarded this Harvard Business article on social media ideas. This blog post contains three effective and economical ways to reach and engage audience members through Twitter, Facebook and other platforms: Soliciting ideas and suggestions—listening to customers Using widgets to deliver content—permission marketing Delivering offers …

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Jul
04

Social Media Satire

Web Site Story by collegehumor.com

I picked this priceless piece of media up off my son’s Facebook page. It’s a video from collegehumor.com that shows how West Side Story might have been told today using Web 2.0 (eHarmony, Pandora) and social media (Facebook, Twitter).

Jun
28

Social Media Resource List

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I updated my Resources page today. It includes lists and links to books, podcasts and websites that I’ve found helpful in staying current with the ever-changing world of Internet marketing and social media. Please feel free to suggest any Internet marketing, social media or technology resources that you think would be helpful to building communities.

Jun
20

Internet Marketing Whirlwind

There’s a lot going on these days. All good, All promising. I’ll share some of the relevant highlights. One of my clients is changing their domain name for SEO purposes. Smart move, I must say, but it’s not so easy. What about the existing customers who will search for or enter the old URL, and …

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